Brookhaven Lab Receives Award for Psychologically Healthy Workplace

UPTON, NY — The U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National
Laboratory has been awarded a “Gold Award” by the New York State
Psychological Association (NYSPA) for having the best psychologically
healthy workplace in the state of New York, in the category of large,
non-profit organizations.

Presented for the first time this year, the Gold Award recognizes
employers who demonstrate an exemplary commitment to their employees’
psychological health and well-being. With the award, NYSPA honors
Brookhaven for “providing an environment that nurtures creativity and the
growth and development of its diverse, and highly skilled and highly
trained workforce.”

“Brookhaven takes an all-around approach to ensuring a psychologically
healthy workplace,” said Susan Foster, the Laboratory’s Employee Relations
Manager. “We understand that people are healthiest when they are treated
with respect and acknowledged for their contributions.”

Foster and the Joseph Gisondo, Manager of the Lab’s Employee Assistance
Program, received the Gold Award at a ceremony in New York City on June
14.

A private, non-profit professional association representing licensed
psychologists, NYSPA’s mission is to advance science and psychology while
supporting education, training, research, advocacy and service. To be
considered for the award, Foster submitted an essay describing the Lab’s
many health-oriented programs including the health lecture series,
employee assistance program, child development center, and a variety of
lab-sponsored sports and fitness clubs. Also, a team of four psychologists
visited Brookhaven and interviewed Laboratory staff members and employees.

The
U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory conducts
research in the physical, biomedical, and environmental sciences, as
well as in energy technologies. Brookhaven also builds and operates
major facilities available to university, industrial, and government
scientists. The Laboratory is managed by Brookhaven Science
Associates, a limited liability company founded by Stony Brook
University and Battelle, a nonprofit applied science and technology
organization.